MIAMI — The Miami Heat continues to look like the class of the Eastern Conference.
In a matchup between the top two teams in the East standings, the first-place Heat (41-21) dominated the second-place Chicago Bulls 112-99 on Monday night at FTX Arena. Miami, which has won four straight and nine of the last 10 games, clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker over Chicago and is 3-0 against the Bulls this season.
With the win, the East-leading Heat also moved two games ahead of the Bulls (39-23). Miami is now three games ahead of the third-place Philadelphia 76ers.